HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS DIRECTORY - Birmingham, Alabama

[Pages:35]HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS DIRECTORY

Submitted to: City of Birmingham Office of Community Development

and Jefferson County Office of Planning and Community Development

By: Mark LaGory, Ph.D., Ferris Ritchey, Ph.D.,

and Tim Hale Department of Sociology University of Alabama at Birmingham

September 2005

LISTING OF AVAILABLE SERVICES

HOMELESS PREVENTION

Food Pantries Birmingham AIDS Outreach, Inc. (HIV+/AIDS persons) Body of Christ Deliverance Ministry, Inc. Bridge Ministries, Inc. (one time food assistance) Catholic Center of Concern Christian Service Mission Collat Jewish Family Services (serving Jewish community) Foundry Rescue Mission and Recovery Center Eastern Area Christian Ministries Grace Episcopal Church (Tuesday 9 am ? noon) Greater Birmingham Ministries Helpline Christian Outreach Ministries, Inc. (food co-op program) Independent Presbyterian Church Interfaith Hospitality House (food boxes for families with minor children) Metro West Ministries Project Success Ministries Salvation Army ? Birmingham Salvation Army ? Shelby County Southside Baptist Church (residents of 35205 zip code area) Urban Ministries

Financial Assistance and Counseling AIDS Alabama (HIV+/AIDS persons) American Red Cross ? Project SHARE Birmingham AIDS Outreach, Inc. (HIV+/AIDS persons) Bridge Ministries (one time assistance with utility and rent bills) Catholic Center of Concern Collat Jewish Family Services (Jewish community) Gateway (debt counseling and consolidation) Grace Episcopal Church Greater Birmingham Ministries Helpline Christian Outreach Ministries, Inc. (assistance once a year with utility and rent bills) Independent Presbyterian Church (utility bills and medical prescriptions) Jefferson County Committee for Economic Opportunity ? JCCEO (credit counseling, utility bill assitance) Jefferson County Department of Human Resources (financial assistance and food stamps) Metro West Ministries (financial assistance and education for western Birmingham metro area residents) New Covenant Bible Church (financial counseling) Project Success Ministries (rent, utility bills, and prescription medication assistance) Salvation Army ? Birmingham Salvation Army ? Shelby County (rent and overdue utility bills, prescription medications) Urban Ministry, Inc. (rent, utility bills, and prescription medications)

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HOMELESS PROGRAMS

STREET OUTREACH

AIDS Alabama (HIV+/AIDS persons) Birmingham Health Care Firehouse Shelter (STOP) Hope House (ages 21 and under) Jefferson-Blount-St. Clair Mental Health/Mental Retardation Authority

HOUSING & SHELTER

Emergency Assistance

Domestic Violence Shelters Hannah Bethany Home Safe House of Shelby County, Inc. Salvation Army ? Birmingham YWCA Family Violence Center

Day Shelters Church of the Reconciler (men) Firehouse Shelter (men) Hope House (21 and under) Pathways (women, women and children)

Emergency and Intermediate Shelters Birmingham Hospitality Network (families with children) Brother Bryan Mission (men) Christian Service Mission (women) Firehouse Shelter (men) First Light, Inc. (women, women with children) Grace House Ministries (girls 6-16 years old) Hannah Bethany Home (women) Hannah Homes (women with children) Interfaith Hospitality House (families with children) Jimmie Hale Mission ? Jessie's Place (women, women with children) Jimmie Hale Mission ? Brother Leo's Men's Center (men) Mary's House (families with children) Pathways (women, women with children) Salvation Army ? Birmingham (men, women, women with children)

Transitional Housing

Recovery Houses Alpha Recovery House Foundry Rescue Mission and Recovery Center John Jr.'s Serenity House Neighborhood House Steps and Traditions (men)

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Transitional Shelters AIDS Alabama (HIV+/AIDS persons) Alabama Baptist Children's Home & Family Ministries (women with children) Birmingham Health Care Children's Aid Society (teen parents and parents-to-be) Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center ? Homeless Veterans Program (veterans and their families) Firehouse Shelter (men) Interfaith Hospitality House (families with children) Jimmie Hale Mission ? Jessie's Place (women) Neighborhood House Pathways (women, women with children) Salvation Army ? Birmingham (families) YWCA Transitional Housing (women, women with children)

Permanent Housing

Housing Assistance AIDS Alabama (HIV+/AIDS persons) Alabama Head Injury Foundation (brain and spinal cord injured persons) Bessemer Housing Authority Birmingham Building Trade Towers Birmingham Housing Authority (Housing Authority Birmingham District or HABD) Birmingham Independent Living Center (housing referral for the disabled) Birmingham Towers Birmingham Urban League, Inc. (housing counseling) Episcopal Place Fairfield Alabama Housing Authority Habitat for Humanity of Greater Birmingham Jefferson County Housing Authority New Pilgrim Towers Outreach Incorporated Presbyterian Manor Princeton Towers Tarrant Housing Authority Titusville Development Corporation

Permanent Housing with Supportive Services AIDS Alabama (HIV+/AIDS persons) ARC of Jefferson County ? Residential Program (adults with mental retardation) Firehouse Shelter First Light, Inc. (women with disabilities or mentally ill) Jefferson-Blount-St. Clair Mental Health/Mental Retardation Authority (mentally ill or retarded adults) Jefferson County Housing Authority ? Shelter Plus Program (mentally ill, substance abuse, HIV+/AIDS) Pathways (women, women with children) St. Andrew's Place (intermediate supportive care for mentally handicapped adults)

Shelters for Children and Youth Beacon House Big Oak Ranch Boys Facility Big Oak Ranch Girls Facility Children's Village (ages 6-12 years) Freedom Ranch (ages 6-18 years) Gateway (therapeutic foster care and transitional living program) Grace House Ministries (girls 6-16 years old) Hope House

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King's Ranch (ages 10-16 years) Salvation Army Youth Emergency Services (ages 12-21 years) United Methodist Children's Home

TREATMENT PROGRAMS

Residential and Day Treatment Programs (Drugs or Alcohol) Alethia House (men, women, and women with children) Birmingham Health Care (day treatment program, includes lunch) Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center ? Homeless Veterans Program (veterans and their families) Emani New Life Recovery Program Fellowship House Homeless Veteran's Program, Veteran's Administration Jefferson County Committee for Economic Opportunity ? JCCEO Jimmie Hale Mission ? Brother Leo's Men's Center (day treatment ? men) Jimmie Hale Mission ? Royal Pines (residential treatment ? men) Oakmont Center for Human Services (outpatient treatment and prevention) Olivia's House (women with children) Pearson Hall St. Anne's Home, Inc. (women ages 19 years and older) Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center (male ages 21 years and older) UAB Substance Abuse Program (outpatient treatment for substance abuse)

Support Groups Al-Anon and Al-Ateen (for family and friends of alcoholics) Alcoholics Anonymous Gambler's Anonymous Narcotics Anonymous

SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR HOMELESS

Soup Kitchens Baptist Church of the Covenant (sack lunch on Sunday) Cathedral Church of the Advent (sack lunch on Tuesday) Church of the Reconciler (breakfast and light snacks Tuesday?Thursday, lunch on Sunday) Community Kitchens of Birmingham ? Grace Episcopal Church (lunch 7 days a week) Community Kitchens of Birmingham ? St. Andrews Episcopal Church (lunch 7 days a week) Firehouse Shelter (lunch 7 days a week) Highland United Methodist Church (breakfast Monday?Saturday) Jimmie Hale Mission ? Brother Leo's Men's Center (dinner 7 days a week) Salvation Army ? Birmingham (lunch Monday?Friday) Urban Ministry, Inc. (lunch Monday?Thursday)

Clothes Closet Birmingham AIDS Outreach, Inc. (HIV+/AIDS persons) Body of Christ Deliverance Ministry, Inc. Bridge Ministries, Inc. (one time assistance) Catholic Center of Concern Church of the Reconciler (men) Firehouse Shelter Greater Birmingham Ministries Highland United Methodist Church Hope House (ages 21 and under)

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Independent Presbyterian Church Jimmie Hale Mission ? Brother Leo's Men's Center (men) Salvation Army ? Birmingham Salvation Army ? Shelby County Southside Baptist Church (residents of 35205 zip code area) YWCA ? My Sister's Closet (women)

Medical & Mental Health Services 1920 Club (day center for persons recovering from mental illness) Adolescent Health Center (children) AIDS Alabama (HIV+/AIDS persons) Alabama Child Caring Foundation (children ages 18 and under) Alabama Head Injury Foundation (brain and spinal cord injured persons) Alabama Lion's Sight Conservation Association (eye care and exams) Amelia Center (counseling, bereavement, stress management) American Cancer Society (financial assistance for medication and supplies for homeless cancer patients) Birmingham AIDS Outreach, Inc. (counseling and support groups for HIV+/AIDS persons) Birmingham Health Care (general medical care, mental health services) Birmingham Health Care ? Northside Dental Clinic (dental services) Cahaba Valley Health Care (Hispanic community in Jefferson and Shelby Counties) Cancer Answers (toll-free information service) Catholic Family Services (counseling, adoption services) Children's Aid Society (counseling, adoption services) Children's Harbor, The Family Center at Children's Hospital (counseling for chronically ill children) Children's Hospital ? Intervention and Prevention Services Cooper Green Hospital (general and hospital care for residents of Jefferson County) Crisis Center (crisis counseling hotline) Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center ? Homeless Veterans Program (veterans and their families) Eastside Medical Health Center (psychiatric care for adults and children) Family Guidance Center (family advocacy, individual and family counseling) Gateway (family counseling and support groups, therapeutic care for children with emotional problems) Glenwood Mental Health Service, Inc. (adults and children with emotional disturbances) Grace Episcopal Church (counseling) Grief and Loss Support Services (bereavement counseling) Independent Presbyterian Church (assistance paying for medical prescriptions) Jefferson-Blount-St. Clair Mental Health/Mental Retardation Authority (mentally ill or retarded persons) Jefferson County Department of Health (general health services) M-Power Medical Clinic Mental Health Association of Central Alabama (mentally ill persons) Oasis: A Women's Counseling Center (counseling for women, couples, and families) Planned Parenthood Project Success Ministries (assistance paying for medical prescriptions) Sickle Cell Disease Association of America ? Central Alabama Chapter Sonrise Health Ministries (low income seniors or the disabled) Southeastern Blind Rehabilitation Center ? VA Hospital (rehabilitation for blinded veterans) UAB Comprehensive Community Mental Health Center UAB Healthfinder (toll free physician referral) Urban Ministry, Inc. (assistance paying for medical prescriptions) Western Mental Health Center

Education, Job Training, Job Placement Adult Education Program Alabama Employment Security Office Alabama Goodwill Industries, Inc. (disabled and disadvantaged, ages 16 years and over) Alabama State Vocational Rehabilitation Service Birmingham Urban League, Inc. (computer and office skills, adult literacy, GED tutoring)

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Futures, Inc. (ages 16-23, GED, job training) Hope House (GED tutoring and job training, ages 21 years and under) Jefferson County Committee for Economic Opportunity ? JCCEO Jimmie Hale Mission ? Stewart Learning Center Jobs Corps/DESI (ages 16-24 years, GED and job skill training and placement) Mental Health Association of Central Alabama (GED, job training, life skills education for mentally ill) Pathways (women) Project Success Ministries (job training and placement) Vocational Resources, Inc. (employment assistance to those with physical or mental disabilities) Workforce Investment Services Workshops, Inc. (training, job placement, and supportive employment for disabled) World of Opportunity (job training, GED)

Day Care Birmingham Health Care Birmingham City Schools ? Even Start Program Pathways YWCA Day Care for Homeless Children (day care, after school program for children of homeless persons)

Transportation American Cancer Society (cancer patients) Birmingham AIDS Outreach, Inc. (HIV+/AIDS persons) Birmingham Health Care (transportation to clinic for medical appointments) Kid One Transport System (children and expectant mothers) Travelers Aid Society (transportation to medical appointments)

General Supportive Services Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center ? Homeless Veterans Program Gateway Jefferson-Blount-St. Clair Mental Health/Mental Retardation Authority Jefferson County Committee for Economic Opportunity ? JCCEO Jefferson County Department of Human Resources

GENERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission Alabama State Vocational Rehabilitation Service ALL Kids (health insurance for children ages 18 and under) American Red Cross ? Birmingham Chapter Baptist Montclair Medical Center Baptist Princeton Medical Center Birmingham Bar Association ? Lawyer Referral Service Birmingham City Schools Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority Birmingham City Police Department Carraway Methodist Medical Center Children's Hospital City Action Partnership ? CAPS Department of Veterans Affairs, Alabama State Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Disability Determination Service Greater Birmingham Fair Housing Center Jefferson County AIDS in Minorities Jefferson County Department of Health

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Jefferson County Department of Human Resources Legal Aid Society of Birmingham Medical Center East, Inc. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ? NAACP St. Vincent's Hospital Social Security Administration ? Jefferson County UAB University Hospital United States Department of Housing and Urban Development United Way Information and Referral Center

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